Mission Statement:

The Department of Meteorology and Atmospheric Science Advisory Board is a select group of representatives from government agencies, academia, and the private sector who will advise, assist and support the department in its efforts to continually improve the value and relevancy of its academic and research programs. The board will promote and facilitate effective communications between the Department of Meteorology and Atmospheric Science and its many partners worldwide, and will serve as a forum where ideas can be exchanged and recommendations can be made.

Members

Raymond Ban

• Board Chairperson
• 1973 B.S., Meteorology, The Pennsylvania State University
• President of Ban and Associates in Marietta, Georgia 

Andrea Bleistein

• 2004 B.S., Meteorology, The Pennsylvania State University
• NWS Headquarters in the Office of Organizational Excellence

Jan Dutton

• 1996, MS, Meteorology, The Pennsylvania State University
• 2000, Ph.D., Meteorology, The Pennsylvania State University
• 2000, MBA, The Pennsylvania State University
• General Manager, Weather Systems, Schneider Electric Cloud Services. 

Doug Kruhoeffer

• 1980 B.S., Meteorology, The Pennsylvania State University
• Founder, President, AerisWeather, Minneapolis

Sukyoung Lee

• Professor of Meteorology, Penn State
• John T. Ryan, Jr. Faculty Fellow in the College of Earth and Mineral Sciences
• Ph.D. Princeton University

Vickie Opitz

• 1975-1976, Meteorology, The Pennsylvania State University 
• Program Manager at SAIC

Nels Shirer

• Associate Professor Emeritus of Meteorology
• Associate Dean Emeritus for Education, College of Earth and Mineral Sciences
• Ph.D. Penn State

 Anne Thompson

• Adjunct Professor of Meteorology
• PhD, Physical Chemistry -- Bryn Mawr College